Comments by "Kenneth Dean Miller" (@kennethdeanmiller7324) on "The Drydock - Episode 266" video.

You had mentioned that the Japanese in some cases were known for machine gunning shipwreck survivors in the water after their ship had sunk. And sailors that were in the water after the USS Johnston and USS Sammy b Roberts was sunk said they had Japanese Ship Captains salute them as their ships passed them in the water. Recently I was watching a documentary about USS Harder which was a Gato class submarine. And the submarine had managed to sink a troop transport ship. And after the ship was sunk, the submarine surfaced & the Skipper had the crew break out small arms. And since there were Japanese soldiers in the water the Skipper ordered his crew to open fire on the survivors. Unfortunately there were also numerous Indian POW's in the water as well that were gunned down along with the Japanese soldiers. Although I can't remember the Captains name, I believe he was even given a medal for this. However, USS Harder would NOT survive the war. On their 6th patrol they were reported lost at sea. I believe that the crew were doomed due to the action of their Skipper.
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Not to mention the safer course of action! More like "fire on anything shining a spotlight on us!"
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Well if you were keelhauled from bow to stern on any kind of modern ship there is a really good chance that you would be turned into hamburger meat by the screws not to mention the rope being used could get tangled around the screw shafts and cause some major damage. Because the rope could cause the shafts to lock up but the turbines still be trying to turn them & then all kinds of stuff could break loose or start grinding gears. And the ship could end up dead in the water until the rope is removed. SO, maybe just better to flog the poor bastard or some other punishment. Like maybe put him in the brig when not on duty, so his "free time" aboard the ship is taken away.
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